Husband of missing Miramar mom told not to contact his children without supervision

FORT LAUDERDALE — The husband of Vilet Torrez, the Miramar mom who has been missing since March 30, was ordered Thursday to stop contacting his children without supervision.

Cid Torrez, 38, was in court seeking extended visitation time with the children and ultimately full custody.

Police have called Torrez a "person of interest" in his wife's disappearance, but he has not been charged with any crime.

The children, ages 5, 7 and 12, are currently living with maternal relatives in Miami-Dade County.

Vilet Torrez's brother, Javier Blanco, told the Sun Sentinel after the hearing that Cid Torrez placed a note inside the pocket of one of the children's pants during a previous visit. The note contained the word "Dad" and listed a phone number where the children could reach him, said Blanco.

The father also sent an email to the eldest daughter indicating that the suspicions of his involvement in his wife's disappearance were "lies" and that authorities are trying to separate the family, said Blanco.

"He is flagrantly laughing at the face of authority," Blanco said.

Alvin Entin, the attorney for Cid Torrez, told General Magistrate Giuseppina Miranda that his client was never advised against sending the notes. Miranda then ordered that type of unsupervised contact to stop.

Miranda did allow for an extension of visitation time as long as it was at a supervised setting and in the presence of an independent observer. Through his attorney, the father said that he was only being allowed to see them for about an hour each week.

"Seeing your own children for an hour or two a week is not sufficient," said Entin.

Cid Torrez declined to comment after the hearing.

Vilet Patricia Torrez, 38, was last seen at her Harbour Lakes townhome the afternoon of March 30. She was reported missing by her husband on April 2.

According to court records, search warrant inventories indicate 28 items were removed from the couple's home earlier this month.

Miramar Police investigators obtained the search warrants based on a suspicion that a murder was committed, the records indicate.